Jan 23, 2012

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann marie trotta@nasa gov

Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel h kraft@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-013

VIRGINIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS

WASHINGTON -- Students gathered at The University of Virginia College at Wise will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 9:20 a m EST on Thursday, Jan 26 Media representatives are invited to attend

Approximately 2,500 students from southwestern Virginia will ask questions about life, work and research aboard the space station NASA Associate Administrator for Education and former astronaut Leland Melvin will attend, and Gov Robert McDonnell and U S Sen Mark Warner will connect virtually with the event It will be broadcast live on NASA Television

To attend the event, news media must contact Jennifer Maggard at jennifer@courtbar org or 276-328-6111 no later than noon on Wednesday, Jan 25 The university is located at One College Avenue in Wise

Students from Wise County Public Schools will participate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning activities before and after the event A temporary space museum set up at the university Jan 25 - 26 will display a moon rock, a spacesuit like those worn by Apollo astronauts and an inflatable replica of NASA's Curiosity rover currently en route to the Red Planet

This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in the United States and abroad to improve STEM teaching and learning It is an integral component of NASA's Teaching From Space program, which promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

To follow Twitter updates from Burbank and Pettit, visit:

http://twitter com/AstroCoastie

and

http://twitter com/Astro_Pettit

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